I took this picture in the Karahori shopping street when I was walking home one. The Karahori shopping street, or arcade, is between Tanimachi 4 and Tanimachi 6. During the bombings of Osaka in World War 2 the Karahori shopping street survived and still remains today.
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自転車（じてんしゃ）- Bicycles
は- Subject Particle
徐行（じょこう）-Going slow/Reduced
運転（うんてん）- Driving
で - Indication Particle; Indicates how the action is carried out by the verb
スピード - Speed
出しすぎ（だしすぎ）- Begin too much
には- Location Particle + Subject Particle
注意しましょう（ちゅいしましょう）- Let's be careful
Translation: Bicycles drive slowly. Be careful not to drive too fast here.
商店街（しょうてんがい）- Shopping street; Usually has a cover over top
では- Combination Particle for the place as the subject
歩行者（ほこうしゃ）- Walking people/Pedestrians
優先（ゆうせん）- Priority
です - A polite sentence ending particle; Sometimes compared to the English verb 'to be' but often has subtle differences and doesn't always translate as 'is/are'.
自転車
は
安全（あんぜん）- Safe/Caution
運転
で- Ending Particle
Translation: On the shopping street pedestrians have priority. Drive your bicycle with caution.
空堀（からほり）- Karahori; One of the oldest shopping streets in Osaka.
商店街
振興（しんこう）- Promotion
組合（くみあい）- Association
Translation: Karahori Shopping street promotion association.
Grammar Note
~すぎ （過ぎる）Adding this verb to the end of another verb or a noun adds the meaning of exceed or too much. すぎ can be used as short form of the verb in casual conversation or on signs to save space.
Examples
食べ過ぎ - Eat too much
飲み過ぎ- Drink too much
見過ぎ - Watch too much
し過ぎ - Do too much
勉強過ぎ - Study too much
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以上です。
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